\monster{Golems: The Servitor}
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\quot{``Did I request thee, Maker from my clay\\
To mould Me man? Did I solicit thee\\
From darkness to promote me?''}

\desc{Created strong of body and unending in endurance, the Golem is made to do tasks that humans don't want to. Often these jobs are demeaning or dangerous, and it is no surprise that Golems rarely want to do the things that are asked of them. Golems appear crude and ogrish, having been initially created for physical functionality rather than social niceties. Generally a Golem is as capable of making human emotional connections and decisions as anyone, but their distinctly non-human, even non-\emph{living} appearance makes that difficult.}

\desc{Crafted as a servile, almost machine-like creature, Golems fade into the background as much as the most discrete of servants. No one notices a tool that is not in use or a man far beneath them in social status, and a Golem is both. Each Golem is empowered by mystic words and dreams, and it is \emph{these} that the Golem ``is.'' The body one sees (if one sees it at all) is truly inanimate and irrelevant material that is given life by the mystic runes that represent the Golem. While a Golem may grow accustomed to its shell, the fact is that they can be transferred to a new body of clay or wood without particular harm.}

\desc{The Golem is powered by the meaning of the words, and they recharge themselves by repeating and emphasizing them over and over again like Tibetan monks. It is not unusual to find a Golem recharging itself by writing and rewriting phrases on a chalk board like Bart Simpson or intoning a mystic song again and again.}

\noindent \desc{A Golem has an Astral power source and a Ritual power schedule.}

\desc{\begin{list}{}{\itemspace}
    \item \ability{Golem Starting Disciplines}
    \item
    \item - Core Discipline: Obfuscation -
\end{list}
\listone
    \item Hide From Notice (Basic Obfuscation)
    \item Mask of a Thousand Faces (Basic Obfuscation)
\end{list}

\begin{list}{}{\itemspace}
    \item
    \item - Basic Disciplines -
\end{list}
\listone
    \item Fire Walking (Basic Walk of Flame)
    \item Vigor (Basic Potence)
    \item Patience of the Mountains (Basic Fortitude)
    \item Summon Spirit (Basic Necromancy)
\end{list}

\begin{list}{}{\itemspace}
    \item
    \item - Advanced Disciplines -
\end{list}
\listone
    \item Devastation (Advanced Potence)
    \item Touch of Shadow (Advanced Obfuscation)
\end{list}}

\inspiration{Rabbi Loew, R.U.R., Short Circuit, Talos}